until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
mysterious thief; phantom thief
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
story; tale; talk; discussion
mask; disguise; guise; mask
indeed; really; truly; very much
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
that; the matter in question
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
people; men and women; each person; everybody
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!